Unauthorized Intrusion Incident at Michael Jordan's Mansion Listed for Sale for 11 Years

Two Teenagers Arrested at Scene for Breaking Window and Entering
Family Lived 20 Years in Chicago Bulls Era
No Buyer Despite $14 Million Price Reduction

The luxurious mansion in a Chicago suburb where "Basketball King" Michael Jordan (60) lived during his prime years playing for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA has been on the market for 11 years, and recently, teenagers broke the glass windows and trespassed into the house.

According to local media and sports outlets on the 7th (local time), two teenagers trespassed into Jordan's mansion located in Highland Park, a northern suburb of Chicago, on the 4th. The suspects were arrested on the spot by police who responded to a neighbor's report. The police even deployed bomb-sniffing dogs as a precaution, but fortunately, the incident did not escalate.

The police arrested 18-year-old Raiden Haegdon and one minor accomplice on three misdemeanor charges including trespassing and property damage, and conducted an investigation. The suspects are scheduled to appear in court on the 20th. Judicial authorities estimate that the suspects did not break in with the intent to steal, stating, "There is no damage other than the broken glass." The motive behind their crime is unknown.

An unauthorized intrusion occurred at Michael Jordan's mansion in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, USA, prompting a police response.
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The mansion where the trespassing incident occurred is where Jordan lived for 20 years with his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy and their three children during his time as a Chicago Bulls player in the 1990s. The property spans 30,000 square meters, with a 5,200 square meter indoor area consisting of two above-ground floors and one basement floor. It includes 9 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a study, a home theater, a home bar, a smoking room, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center, tennis courts, a golf practice range, and a guest house. The main entrance gate features a large decoration of Jordan's iconic jersey number 23, and there are three garages that can accommodate 15 cars.

After retiring from the Bulls in 2003, Jordan became a co-owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets) in 2010 and put this house on the market in 2012 for $29 million (approximately 38.5 billion KRW). When Jordan first listed the house, he stated, "My kids are all grown up now, and I no longer need a big house in Chicago." However, due to the mansion's enormous size and its strong reflection of Jordan's personal taste, the sale has yet to be completed. The current asking price is about half of the original, at $14.85 million (approximately 20 billion KRW).

Aerial view of Michael Jordan's Chicago mansion posted on Google Maps
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Interest in the house increased somewhat after the 2020 Netflix miniseries "The Last Dance," which chronicled Jordan's era with the Bulls dynasty, but no actual buyer has emerged. Jordan paid $135,000 annually in property taxes on the Chicago mansion as of 2021.

Jordan remarried in 2013 to Cuban model Yvette Prieto (44), seven years after his divorce, and had twin daughters the following year. He currently resides in Jupiter, Florida, and reportedly visited the Chicago house only once last year. The financial magazine Forbes estimates Jordan's net worth at $2 billion.

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